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MySQL 9.0: What's new?

Oracle have just publicised the first major version of its 9.x innovation release, MySQL 9.0.

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DSP: Exascale – Oracle Lowers Barriers To Entry for Hyper Converged Data Platform

Oracle’s innovation in Cloud and Cloud Data Management has been an interesting journey to watch and participate in. There are two types of innovation: incremental and radical...

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Oracle's Critical Patch Update July 2024

Each quarter, Oracle releases its Critical Patch Update (CPU) - a comprehensive package of fixes aimed at addressing a wide range of security vulnerabilities. These patches are..

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Oracle Global Leaders Summit 2024 – An Overview of New and Upcoming Developments to Autonomous Database

Last month, I attended the Oracle Global Leaders event in Tirana, Albania. Amongst all the excellent presentations, Çetin Özbütün’s talk on Autonomous Database really piqued my..

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VMware licensing shake-up and why Oracle Cloud is worth considering

The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and certainly, the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has caused some market turbulence. VMware users are now experiencing changes in..

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Deploying a .NET core app on OCI (Container instance)

Ah, the good old days of deploying on virtual machines! While they still have their charm, there's no denying the magic of containerising applications. It's like giving your apps..

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A Night to Remember: DSP Triumphs at the 2024 UKOUG Community Awards

Last Thursday was a night filled with celebration, recognition, and camaraderie at the 2024 UK Oracle User Group Community Awards. The event, held at the prestigious Oracle Red..

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A Guide to MySQL HeatWave

In today's data-driven world, making real-time decisions is critical for success. However, traditional databases can struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing volume and..

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Oracle Database@Google Cloud – 6 reasons this is a big announcement

It was great to wake up this morning to see some fantastic financial results from Oracle Corporation, but the more interesting component, was the announcement around..

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Oracle Database 23ai - Reasons to Upgrade

23ai has just been released, and there are more reasons to upgrade than ever! In fact, if you were to upgrade and migrate into the 23ai Autonomous database, that would be the last..

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